The game carries on…

Afghanistan, province of Konduz, district of Chahar Dara, a group of children is playing. One of them, among the woods, finds an unexploded granade. News remains isolated and other children reach the site and play with the new toy. Adults try to persuade them to leave it but the little ones do not listen. The…

Tra memoria e solidarietà alla Sala Consiliare della città Metropolitana di Bari

Lunedì dieci aprile si è svolta nell’Aula Consiliare della città Metropolitana di Bari il convegno “storico-culturale”, Tra memoria e solidarietà. Un dibattito con il pubblico diviso in due sezioni. La prima tesa a ricordare il tragico 9 aprile del 1945, giorno dell’esplosione della Nave Charles Henderson. Tra gli oratori il professore Vito Antonio Leuzzi, Presidente…

Landmines add to plight of war-ravaged Yemenis

In September 2016, Yemen’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said individuals had smuggled weapons, including landmines, into Yemen in recent years, noting that the government had not been able to control its land or sea borders due to instability and fighting. The ministry did not provide any evidence for this claim. In Yemen nel corso dell’ultimo biennio,…

Sirte landmine kills two but normalisation process continues apace

Meanwhile, despite the dangers, the rebuilding of Sirte continues as former residents move back home. Sirte University is due to reopen this month and today the EU pledged to continue supporting the rebuilding of the institution. The education faculty is undergoing extensive renovation according to a senior academic. Even basics such as plumbing and electricity…

At least 20 people killed by land mine in Somalia

“The number of people who died in the blast reached 20 – including women and children – and several others were wounded,” Ibrahim Adam Najah, governor of Lower Shebelle, told local media. Police official Ibrahim Isack told AFP news agency “the minibus was transporting 21 people when it ran over the land mine and most…

landmine killed

In iranian Kurdistan, in Baneh, Esmael Azizian, a local 30 years old has been seriously injured by a mine dated back to the war with Iraq. In Cambodia, in the province of di Kampong Cham, Yorn Meng e Khlouk Chhviet, the first one 16 years old, the second one 11, find a granade B-40. The…

Iraq-Siria, 50 anni di sminamento

06/04/2017 Iraq-Siria A ‘ballpark figure’ to clear such areas could cost between $170 million to $180 million dollars a yearThe United Nations on Wednesday said it is predicted to take about 40 to 50 years to completely clear mines and other explosive devices from war ravaged Iraq and Syria, reported the Associated Press. L’Associated Press,…

Jonkong, Yahya and Omar

Gambia, land of Foni Jarrol, Location Wassadou: Jonkong Sanneh and his children, Yahya e Omar are gathering some wood sticks. It is morning, 8.30 am. Jonkong, Yahya and Omar keep on gathering shrubs when one of them presses a mine that explodes, throwing splinters towards them. The explosion generates flames that wrap their bodies, devastated…

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